Willkie’s Houston Office Faces Uphill Climb to Rebuild Losses

Welcome back to the Big Law Business column on the changing legal marketplace written by me, Roy Strom. Today, we look at the challenges of rebuilding an office in one of America’s hottest legal markets. Sign up to receive this column in your inbox on Thursday mornings.

Willkie Farr & Gallagher entered the Houston market in 2014 with three partners: Bruce Herzog, Michael Piazza and Angela Olivarez.

All three walked away in different directions over the past 60 days. Herzog went to Latham & Watkins, Piazza to Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, and Olivarez to O’Melveny & Myers.

In total, ...